PRLS 3325 Institutions of Urban Life and the Latino/a Experience

(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as PR&LS 32.5.The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)

3 hours; 3 credits

Multidisciplinary perspective on the evolution of Hispanics/Latinos as an urbanized segment of the United States population. Cross-cultural understanding of the diversity among Spanish-speaking people within the urban context. The role of urban institutions in the conflicts between assimilation and cultural preservation, the dynamics of migration, immigration, settlement, and institutionalized participation in the social processes of United States urban life.

Prerequisite: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies *1001 or Core Studies 3 or 9 or Core Curriculum 1230 or Core Curriculum 3203 or permission of the chairperson.

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